MacBook Pro 13 (2017) vs Notebook 9 Pro (2018)

The MacBook Pro 15 2018 wins on performance with its i9-8950HK (6c/12t) and Radeon Pro Vega 20 (4GB HBM2) versus the 13-inch’s i5-7360U (2c/4t) and Intel Iris Plus 640, but it has active cooling while the 13-inch is fanless under light loads. The 13-inch model suits writers and light coders needing 1TB storage and 10+ hours of battery life on macOS 10.12, with dual-channel LPDDR3-2133 for smooth multitasking. The 15-inch model excels for video editors and 3D artists requiring 32GB DDR4-2400 RAM and Vega 20’s 4GB VRAM to handle 4K timelines and GPU renders efficiently. In UAE at AED 1199 vs AED 1599, the 15-inch wins because it delivers 2.5x more CPU cores and 4x more VRAM for half the price; in India at ₹29900 vs ₹39900, the 15-inch wins on value because its 32GB RAM and Vega 20 GPU cost ₹10k less despite superior specs.